(JTA) – Esther Jungreis, a pioneer in the Jewish outreach movement and founder of the organization Hineni, died Tuesday, Aug. 23. She was 80, according to the Vos Iz Neiasblog.
Jungreis was born in Szeged, Hungary, in 1936, where her father was chief rabbi. More...

(JTA) – Fyvush Finkel, an Emmy Award-winning actor who began his career performing in the Yiddish theater, has died at 93. Finkel, who played in the 1990s CBS drama series Picket Fences and Fox’s Boston Public, died Sunday, Aug. More...